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Re:NYC to Require Proof of at Least 1 Dose Indoors at Restau... by criticaltinker on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:13AM (#28057222)
This happens when a comment is down-voted. Sometimes it happens to non-mainstream opinions being voiced, but more often it's because the comment is considered by others to be inflammatory or unsubstantiative. See the site guidelines for more details https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
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Re:NYC to Require Proof of at Least 1 Dose Indoors at Restau... by AnnoyedComment on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:51AM (#28057409)
I see. It only appears to happen thus far when it goes against the mainstream thought process. I'm sure I'll see some apolitical usage at some point, but I've yet to witness it. Thank you for your answer.
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Re:NYC to Require Proof of at Least 1 Dose Indoors at Restau... by _djo_ on Thursday August 05, 2021 @05:50AM (#28071619)
I've seen plenty of examples of it happening to apolitical comments in just the last few days. It's not uncommon.

It may be that you're predominantly clicking on and reading inherently political topics, and so getting a disproportional view of the trend.

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